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 The UtahPolicy.com daily newsletter gets you up to speed on the top local and national news about politics and public policy. Send news tips or feedback to lwebb@utahpolicy.com,. Situational Analysis - September 17, 2020Happy Thursday morning. The good news: We're all one day older and wiser. The bad news: We're all one day closer to being dead. TICK TOCK7 days to the 1st Congressional District debate (9/24/2020) Today At Utah PolicyCounty Policy Panel: How Utah counties are reducing the risk of election fraud . . . Pros, cons of ranked-choice votingBy Staff Editor's Note: This is a new monthly UtahPolicy.com feature where leaders from the Utah Association of Counties answer public policy questions. This month's feature focuses on two election-related questions.Written by panelists Ricky Hatch (Weber County Clerk/Auditor), Sherrie Swensen (Salt Lake County Clerk), Ryan Cowley (Weber County Elections Director), and Curtis Koch (Davis County Clerk/Auditor).  Webb's Wrap: Do those "secret" Trump voters really exist?By LaVarr Webb I've written previously that it's quite amazing that the presidential election is even competitive, given all of Pres. Trump's problems and the deep hatred so many people feel toward him. I also have written previously that I don't believe Trump can win just with his very loyal and vocal base.He also needs mainstream Republicans (like me) to vote for him. He needs Republicans and independents who don't like him personally, who are put off by his tone, narcissism and frequent fibbing, but who do like a lot of his policies, his judicial appointments, his unabashed pro-life views, and his genuine accomplishments -- and who also can't stand the thought of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer taking over the federal government.  Funding for public transit will be big challenge over 30-year horizonBy LaVarr Webb The year 2050 seems like a long way off. But it's really not. It's definitely within sight. By 2050, I will be long gone, but my grandchildren will just be in their 30s and 40s. They'll have young children of their own. In 2050, most of them will probably still live in Utah, but they will share the state with 5 million other people. And most of them will live along a very crowded Wasatch Front. And here's the thing: If we don't plan for those 5 million people now, while my grandchildren are young, then when they have children of their own the Wasatch Front might be a very miserable place to live, with air pollution, congested highways and urban sprawl in all directions. Utah HeadlinesDeseret News
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Policy NewsDamschen announces $40.6 million in unclaimed cash returned to UtahnsUtah State Treasurer David Damschen has announced that the Utah Unclaimed Property Division reunited a record-breaking $40.6 million in unclaimed property with rightful owners in fiscal year 2020 (July 2019 June 2020).  Romney to attend hearing on China's growing influenceWASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) Thursday will participate in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the United States' strategy to counter China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.  Curtis, Cox introduce bill to confront rising threat of methWashington, DC-Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) and Rep. TJ Cox (D-CA) released the following statements on their new bipartisan bill, the Methamphetamine Response Act, to declare methamphetamine an emerging drug threat and require the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to develop, implement and publicize a national plan to prevent methamphetamine addiction and overdoses from becoming even more of a crisis. BUSINESS HEADLINES
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY(From History.com) 1394 - King Charles VI of France orders the expulsion of all Jews from his kingdom, the culmination of a series of anti-Semitic orders from French monarchs. Even today, only a tiny percentage of the French population identifies as Jewish. 1939 - The Soviet Union declares that the Polish government has ceased to exist and invades Poland. Wise WordsAdjectives: "A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation." Mark Twain Lighter SideMechanical vs. Civil What's the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers? Mechanical Engineers build weapons; Civil Engineers build targets. Engineering.com
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